Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in…

Christ is risen! On behalf of the hierarchs, clergy, and faithful of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph sends his heartfelt condolences to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and the hierarchs, clergy, and faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, upon the falling asleep in the Lord on Monday, November…

Two Romanian films are registered in the Byzanfest Orthodox Film Festival, which is unfolding online between October 23 and November 8: a psychological drama where the main character turns out to be St Nicholas and a documentary showing an educational game with the children from the Orthodox Valea Plopului settlement. “500” is nominated for the…

The Romanian Orthodox Church in Tokyo was consecrated on Tuesday, on the feast of the transfer of St George’s relics to his church in Lydda. The service was officiated by Romanian Metropolitan Iosif of Western Europe and Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and Japan. The consecration concluded the restoration works which took several years. The Romanian…

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Watch the third online assembly from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with chanters:

A light tremor measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded at 00:16 on Friday, 125 km east-southeast of Thessaloniki, in the sea region of Chalkidiki. The earthquake was felt in Chalkidiki, including Mount Athos. According to professor of seismology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Manolis Skordilis, so far there has been only one…

The historic Church of the Annunciation in Melbourne is set to re-open its doors to the faithful for the first time since a devastating fire in 2016. The restoration works are expected to proceed right up until the upcoming Christmas season when the faithful will be able to return to the church, and with all…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week conferred, via teleconference, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of the National Unity Day in the vast country. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church took part in the session, which was also attended by other religious leaders in the country,…